Instructions, Features, Privacy & Terms
System Requirements
- Google speech recognition - enabled as the default speech recognizer.
- Internet connectivity
- Optional - but will get better results: download the necessary language packages
To set 1 & 3 go to you device's Settings -> Language and Input -> Voice Typing / Speech Recognition / Voice To Text -> Enable Google and make it the default.
Get Started
- Choose your language if it's different than US-English.
Right menu -> Switch Language; Or: Click on the language abbreviation in the title, e.g.: "EN"
- Click the microphone icon. Wait till the spinner disappears and the bottom bars turn orange.
- Start dictating. Speak clearly with good diction. Quiet environment, downloaded language packs, good connectivity and high quality mic - all improve results.
Advanced Tips
- For better speed & accuracy - you can but don't need to dictate punctuation marks - that's what we made the punctuation-keyboard for.
Use the punctuation keyboard alongside dictation, it will not pause the recording. Marks will be appended to speech you already dictated. This makes dictation super fast.
- You can also use voice-commands for punctuation marks. Such as "period", "new line", etc. For the full list - go to Speechnotes on Chrome.
- To edit the text, you can use a full-blown keyboard. Click on the keyboard icon on the punctuation keyboard to invoke it.
- Don't worry about spacing and capitalization. Speechnotes takes care of that for you. Simply place the cursor where you want to be and speak your text.
- To rename a file, simply click on its title (or through the right menu).
Additional Features
- Auto Save - saves every change in the file. You can manually save if you so choose too.Files are stored on your device, in Speechnote's app folder. Don't worry about space - it takes almost nothing.
- Share & Send your notes - by a single click on the envelope icon in the title bar.
- Read notes out loud - by sharing them (clicking the envelope icon-button) with TTSReader-Pro (a complementary app of ours).
Premium Features
Premium is great both because you get a better looking app (which will translate into better productivity) and because you support the ongoing development. So, don't hesitate - go premium (after making sure the app works for you of course).
- No ads. Cause you don't have time for that.
- A variety of cool fonts and sizes, so your notes can look the way you want them to.
- Dark mode - saves battery and more comfortable for some.
- With your support - more will be coming in the future.
Voice Commands
We support a variety of useful voice commands in numerous languages. Here is a list of the main ones in English:
Period; comma; question mark; colon; semicolon; exclamation mark; exclamation point; new line; new paragraph; open parentheses; close parentheses; hyphen; smiley; smiley face; sad face; dash; open quotation; close quotation; quotation
Custom Keyboard Keys (Stamps) for Super Fast Text Typing
Premium users can enjoy one-click insert of any text they pre-defined. Specially useful for:
- Signatures (e.g.: With regards, William Scott, email:...)
- Email addresses, phone numbers, etc., which are time-consuming to dictate.
- Names of people or locations.
- Professional words, which might not be recognized.
- Any other words, or sentences which you expect to use a lot, and thus will save time by inserting them in a single click, instead of repeated dictation.
- Any other words or combinations which might be misinterpreted by the Speech-Recognition engine.
The top row-keys of the punctuation keyboard are completely customizable.
Privacy
We very much value and protect your privacy. We don't store any of your data. We don't share it 3rd parties, other than Google, for the speech-to-text engine. We use the Android's native speech-recognizer - so Android's and your device's maker's privacy policies apply.
Terms
This app is given for your usage and enjoyment AS-IS. We do our best to develop the best apps, but, as with any software, we might have errors and furthermore, we rely on Google as our service provider, which might change its software without notice. Therefor, we cannot be responsible for any data loss, or failure in the software's performance. Furthermore, we rely on Google and Android as our speech recognition engine, so changes in their APIs might affect our app's performance. Failures might happen without notice. We encourage you to test the app before purchasing. In general, purchases are not refundable. Subscriptions can be stopped at any time.
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Enjoy Speechnotes :)